10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
NVDA	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$118.00	$37.1K	28.6K	71.3K
AAPL	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/27/24	$210.00	$74.5K	6.0K	6.1K
SMCI	PUT	TRADE	NEUTRAL	09/20/24	$440.00	$28.1K	1.4K	3.1K
CORZ	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	12/20/24	$15.00	$25.2K	10.0K	1.4K
ORCL	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$160.00	$43.4K	7.4K	1.1K
AKAM	PUT	TRADE	NEUTRAL	10/18/24	$90.00	$70.0K	1.5K	1.0K
INTC	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	12/18/26	$20.00	$77.5K	10.6K	660
IBM	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	03/21/25	$185.00	$27.6K	280	465
CRWD	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	09/19/25	$185.00	$26.8K	286	370
MU	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	09/27/24	$91.00	$99.2K	105	335

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 217 contract(s) at a $118.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.1K, with a price of $171.0 per contract. There were 28609 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 71389 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on September 27, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.5K, with a price of $149.0 per contract. There were 6098 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6182 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
NVDA	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$118.00	$37.1K	28.6K	71.3K
AAPL	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/27/24	$210.00	$74.5K	6.0K	6.1K
SMCI	PUT	TRADE	NEUTRAL	09/20/24	$440.00	$28.1K	1.4K	3.1K
CORZ	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	12/20/24	$15.00	$25.2K	10.0K	1.4K
ORCL	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/20/24	$160.00	$43.4K	7.4K	1.1K
AKAM	PUT	TRADE	NEUTRAL	10/18/24	$90.00	$70.0K	1.5K	1.0K
INTC	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	12/18/26	$20.00	$77.5K	10.6K	660
IBM	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	03/21/25	$185.00	$27.6K	280	465
CRWD	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	09/19/25	$185.00	$26.8K	286	370
MU	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	09/27/24	$91.00	$99.2K	105	335

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.1K, with a price of $1405.0 per contract. There were 1446 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3178 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CORZ (NASDAQ:CORZ), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 336 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $75.0 per contract. There were 10068 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1493 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 56 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.4K, with a price of $775.0 per contract. There were 7490 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1169 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AKAM (NASDAQ:AKAM), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.0K, with a price of $70.0 per contract. There were 1598 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1011 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 822 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $77.5K, with a price of $775.0 per contract. There were 10639 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 660 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IBM (NYSE:IBM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 185 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 8 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.6K, with a price of $3460.0 per contract. There were 280 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 465 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRWD (NASDAQ:CRWD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 367 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 23 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $1160.0 per contract. There were 286 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 370 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on September 27, 2024. Parties traded 155 contract(s) at a $91.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.2K, with a price of $640.0 per contract. There were 105 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 335 contract(s) were bought and sold.